FZPN26 KWBC 252209 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 309 PM PDT Tue Mar 25 2025 California waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. PZZ899-261015- 309 PM PDT Tue Mar 25 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure over the N and central waters will persist through tonight while weakening. A weak low pressure trough along the southern and central California coast will persist through tonight. A strong cold front will approach the area from the W tonight, move E over the northern and central waters Wed into Wed night, then move across the southern waters Wed night into Thu. High pressure will build across the waters from the W and NW behind the cold front Thu and Thu night, and persist across the area through Fri night. The high pressure ridge will shift to the southern waters Sat and Sat night. A strengthening area of low pressure will approach the northern waters Sat night, move NE across the northern waters Sun and then pass inland over Oregon Sun night. A trailing cold front will move across the northern and central waters Sun and Sun night. $$ PZZ820-261015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 309 PM PDT Tue Mar 25 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, building to 13 to 21 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 30 ft. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 20 to 27 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ920-261015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 309 PM PDT Tue Mar 25 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft, building to 15 to 30 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 23 to 33 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 21 to 27 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ825-261015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 309 PM PDT Tue Mar 25 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 27 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 19 to 25 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ925-261015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 309 PM PDT Tue Mar 25 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW early, then, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft, building to 16 to 26 ft. .THU...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 31 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 20 to 26 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ830-261015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 309 PM PDT Tue Mar 25 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 18 to 23 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ930-261015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 309 PM PDT Tue Mar 25 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW early, then, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft, building to 13 to 20 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 26 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 18 to 24 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ835-261015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 309 PM PDT Tue Mar 25 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft, building to 12 to 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ935-261015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 309 PM PDT Tue Mar 25 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW early, then, becoming W. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ840-261015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 309 PM PDT Tue Mar 25 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ940-261015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 309 PM PDT Tue Mar 25 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ945-261015- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 309 PM PDT Tue Mar 25 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.